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Human Development: FG, Governors Vow To Lift 24m Nigerians Out Of Poverty By 2030 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 9, 2019
TheFederal Government and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum have commenced a HumanCapital Development plan towards moving 24 million Nigerians out of povertybefore 2030.
The Governors’ Forum who announcedthis in a statement by its Head of Media and Public Affairs, AbdulrazaqueBello-Barkindo in Abuja said the plan was jointly embarked on by the forum andthe Office of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.
He noted that the process commencedin Kaduna State and culminated in Ekiti State.
According to Bello-Barkindo, theoverall vision of the programme is concentrated in three thematic areas ofeducation, public health and nutrition and the workforce.
He noted that the Core Working Groupof the plan led by Yosola Akinbi of the Vice President’s Offic commenced itssensitisation tour in Kaduna State. He said that Akinbi at the state met withGovernor Nasir el-Rufai and the states programme Focal Person, Sagir Ahmed.
On his part, the Forum’s Chairman andGovernor of Ekiti State Kayode Fayemi who pledged total commitment to thevision of the programme said several plans initiated during his previousadministration were jettisoned by his predecessor, adding that they were nowgradually being returned to the governance tray.

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Human Development: Zamfara NUJ Seeks State Government’s Support - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 31, 2019
The Zamfara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ has called on the State government to support members of association, particularly in promoting training.
The NUJ State Chairman, Abdulrazaq Bello, made the appealwhile receiving the Commissioner of Information and Culture during a courtesyvisit to the Press Centre, in Gusau,
He added journalists needed to be trained and re-trained tobe updated with modern techniques of the profession, in order to contributetheir quuota to the State’s development.
Bello observed that only when journalists were well trainedand equipped with all necessary materials that development in journalism couldbe achieved in the State, and country at large.
On his part, the Commissioner of Information and Culture, SulemanTunau, said he would extend a hand of fellowship to the union. He laso notedthat the ministry would continue to collaborate with the association in thearea of information dissemination so as to move the State forward.

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Human Health: Stop Using Automatic Transport Ventilators, NAFDAC Warns - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 25, 2019
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has warned healthcare providers to stop using some automatic ventilators because of the danger they pose to human health.
The agency’s Director-General, Moji Adeyeye, who gave the warning in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, noted that such ventilators had been recalled by the manufacturers.
She explained that the products were designed for medical emergency use for both adults and children, and urged healthcare providers with any of the faulty products to return them to NAFDAC office.

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Human Rights Abuses: Avoid Northern Cyprus NIDCOM Warn Nigerians - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 25, 2022
She also warned that the country does not have robust mechanisms that
would enable the Federal Government to pursue justice for several Nigerian students killed in the de facto state.
Dabiri-Erewa said this at the 48th session of the State House Ministerial
Media Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at
the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Officially called the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Northern
Cyprus is a de facto state that comprises the northeastern portion of the
island of Cyprus.
Recognised only by Turkiye, Northern Cyprus is largely considered by
the United Nations and the international community to be part of the
Republic of Cyprus.

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Human rights abuses: U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Central African Rebel Leader - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 8, 2020
The Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said in a statement his office imposed sanctions on Bi Sidi Souleymane, leader of the Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation (3R) rebel group.
The statement added that the group is accused of committing numerous human rights abuses and displacing thousands in the troubled country since 2015.
It said the sanctions freeze the rebel leader’s assets and impose a travel ban on Souleymane, also known as Sidiki Abbas who directly perpetrated torture.
The statement also noted that the action signals that the United States will not tolerate those who commit human rights abuses and will prevent such actors from benefiting from the U.S. financial system.
The move by the U.S. follows similar sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council earlier this week.
Under Souleymane’s leadership, 3R also carried out campaigns of rape, arms trafficking and violence.

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Human Rights: Commission Trains Troops On Protection - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 20, 2019
TheNational Human Rights Commission on Thursday began training of front-linetroops on accountability and respect for human rights during counter-terrorismoperations.
TheExecutive Secretary of NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, who made this known at the opening ofthe two-day training in Bama, said that the troops were drawn from fivemilitary bases fighting Boko Haram in Borno.
Ojukwusaid that the areas covered in the training included Borno communities ofGwoza, Bama, Damasak, Mongonu, and Ngala, which are considered the epicentre ofinsurgency.
The NHRCchief, who was represented by the commission’s Assistant Director PublicAffairs, Fatimah Mohammed, said that the training was designed to strengthenthe capacity of the troops on the front line on application of basic humanrights principles and norms during counter-insurgency operations to stemviolations.

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Human Rights: ICC President Urges ECOWAS Court Judges To Uphold Justice - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 29, 2019
President, International Criminal Court (ICC),Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, has urged judges of the ECOWAS Court of Justice toalways uphold justice to protect human rights and dignity.
Eboe-Osuji, who was in the country to attend the55th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of States and Governments, made thecall in Abuja.
He said that both ICC and ECJ had similar mandates,hence the need to learn from each other and share best practices in other touphold human rights and dignity despite the many challenges.
According to him, these are challenging times forjustice but we must not give up. It is for all of us who care for humanity tospeak up from whatever perspectives that we can.
Eboe-Osuji commended the ECOWAS Court of Justice onjudgments delivered, stating that the court has effectively lived up to itsmandates of defending the people of the sub region and protecting their humanrights.


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Human Rights: NAF Trains Personnel On Laws To Improve Compliance With International Rights Law - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 24, 2019
The Nigerian Air Force has commenced a 5-daytraining on Human Rights and the Legal Aspects of Air Targeting to improvecompliance with International Rights Law and the Law of Armed Conflict.
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information,Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who disclosed this in a statement, said theworkshop was in conjunction with the Defence Institute of International LegalStudies , USA.
He said it was to further upgrade participants’knowledge on the rules and processes of target selection and prioritisation.
He added that the training would improve personnel’sknowledge on matching appropriate response, taking cognizance of commandresponsibilities and operational requirements.
Speaking at the training, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, emphasised that such workshops was critical toNAF operations.
Abubakar, who was represented by the Chief ofAdministration Headquarters, AVM Kingsley Lar, disclosed that the training wasbeing held pursuant to the resolutions of the 2019 Edition of the NAF LegalOfficers’ Retreat.

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Human Rights: NHRC Says Nigerian Military Need Right Knowledge Due To Active Engagements In Conflicts - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 10, 2019
The Executive Secretary of the National Human RightsCommission, Tony Ojukwu said that in the face of conflicts the NigerianMilitary had been actively engaged, it has become imperative to train them onhuman right abuses.
Ojukwu said this in Abuja in his welcome address atthe opening ceremony of a four-day advanced training on human rights forNigerian Army officers by the human rights institute.
The address was delivered by Head, MonitoringDepartment of the Commission, Benedict Agu on behalf of the ExecutiveSecretary.
According Ojukwu, the training became necessary dueto the regular involvement of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the civil space inNigeria.
Ojukwu further said that those operations fellwithin non-international armed conflict wherein the principles of humanity,military necessity, proportionality and distinction must apply.
He added that such regular involvement of themilitary among civilian populations threw up various human rights challenges.


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Human Trafficker: NIS Arrests Suspect With 5 Female Victims - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 23, 2019
The Nigerian Immigration Service, NISsays it has arrested a suspected human trafficker with five female victims’through Niger Republic to Europe.
The Comptroller General, MuhammadBabandede who announced this in a statement in Abuja, added that the arrest wasmade by the operatives at Kongolam border, Katsina State.
Babandede reiterated that days ofcrossing national frontiers without proper documentation and melting intoborder communities was over, as the Special Border Corps, SBC and regularborder control officers were on their toes 24/7.
He said that the SBC and regularborder control officers were patrolling with the aim of enforcing adequateborder security and control, while human mobility was regulated in line withFederal Government directives.
The Comptroller General said thesuspect and the victims have been handed over to the National Agency for theProhibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP Kano Zonal office for necessaryaction.

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Human Trafficking: FG Launches”Not For Sale” Campaign To Address Menace - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 24, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari says the nation’s anti-trafficking agency has rolled out the “Not for Sale” campaign to protect against the deceptions of human smugglers across the country.
Read This: UN Office Commends FG Over Robust Response To Counter Human Trafficking
ThePresident stated this in an opinion article he published in the Washington Postnewspaper to mark the United Nations, UN declared International Day for theRemembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. The UN declared August 23rdas International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.
Buharimaintained that the”Not for Sale” was also aimed at helping those who”might bevulnerable to false promises see through the ruse and say no.”
ThePresident, who described modern slavery not simply a campaign of hatred, but ameans of making cheap money, advocated for the review of anti-slavery laws tomake economically unprofitable.


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Human Trafficking: How We Intend To Fights Courge - NAPTIP Boss - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 16, 2019
Director-Generalof the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person, NAPTIPBarrister Julie Okah-Donli, has explained how the agency intends to fight thescourge of human trafficking.
Accordingto Okah-Donli, new means have to be used to curb the activities of traffickersbecause they themselves keep deploying new strategies in their illicitbusiness.
She,therefore, believes that the solution to dealing with the menace decisively isto properly educate the masses on the dangers of the activity.
Shesaid they need to carry out this sensitisation and awareness campaignaggressively in all the states because when you concentrate on one state, whatit does is that the traffickers move to the next, the next and the next.

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Human Trafficking: I-G Restates Commitment To Support Fight Against Menace - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 25, 2019
Theacting Inspector-General of Police,Mohammed Adamu, has restated the commitmentof the Nigeria Police Force to support the fight against  human trafficking in the country.
Adamumade the pledge at the opening of a five-day Interpol Workshop on Countering Trafficking in Human Beings and MigrantSmuggling in Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.
Theinspector general of police added that activities of human trafficking andmigrants smuggling networks have evolved to become a major internal securitychallenge in the country.
Hesaid that human trafficking and migrants smuggling have critical national securityand development implications which required sustained intervention.
Thepolice boss said that the force, working in collaboration with NAPTIP and NIShave been at the forefront in the fight against the menace.
Hesaid that the force recently raised the bar by upgrading its Anti-HumanTrafficking section with the appointment of a Commissioner of police to headthe section.


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Human Trafficking: Minister Expresses Concern Over Menace - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 11, 2019
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has decried the level of human trafficking in the country, saying the situation was of serious concern to Nigeria’s government.
Adamu expressedgovernment’s concern in Kano at the opening of a four-day training forlecturers of Colleges of Education in the North-East organised by theInternational Centre for Migration Policy Development, ICMPD, organised withthe collaboration of National Agency for Prohibition in Trafficking in Persons,NAPTIP.
Adamu, represented byMrs. Anigbog Obianuju, a Deputy Director in the ministry, described theworkshop as a welcomed development in the fight against human trafficking inthe country.
According to theminister, the training will assist in tackling the issue of human traffickingfrom the root by teaching the teachers the strategies and information thatwould be imparted in the pupils to avoid being victims.
Also in his speech, theExecutive Secretary, National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE,Bappah Muhammadu-Aliyu, said victims of human trafficking were not limited toilliterate members of the society.

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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP, 2 Others Secure Release Of 15 Nigerian Girls Trafficked To Mali - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 21, 2022
The girls, whom one of them is havinag a three-year old boy and two pregnant, were released with the support of Action Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants in Nigeria, A-TIPSOM.
NAPTIP Director General, Fatima Waziri-Azi, while speaking during the arrival of the girls at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, stated that the return of the girls was achieved through collaborative effort.
A-TIPSOM is a project being implemented in Nigeria by the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policy (FIIAP) and is being sponsored by the European Union (EU).
The NAPTIP Director General, who was represented by Head, Intelligent and International Corporation Unit, NAPTIP, Angela Agbayekhai said the process started through the information the agency got from NACTAL, an NGO working in partnership.
Also, NACTAL President, Abdulganiyu Abubakar, stated that the whole process was made possible based on the partnership they have with Civil Society Organisations, CSOs in the 16 West African countries. He added that NACTAL have implemented different mechanism in the 16 ECOWAS countries for the protection of children.

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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Advocates Agreement With Nigeria Neighbours To Save Girls From Sex Slavery - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 27, 2019
The National Agencyfor the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP is seeking an agreementbetween Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries to end the practice ofNigerian girls being used as sex slaves in Mali.
At a presentation tothe ECOWAS Parliament during its First Ordinary Session, NAPTIPDirector-General Julie Okah-Donli told members of parliament that Nigeriangirls were being sold for between two hundred and ten thousand to two hundredand forty thousand naira to work as prostitutes.
Presenting the reportof the fact-finding mission to Mali, Okah-Donli said that after being sold, thegirls were made to pay back over one point two million naira usually withineight months, to their madams.
She said that aftergaining their freedom from their madams, the girls would then go into business,making money for themselves through prostitution before graduating to madams oftheir own.
Okah-Donli said thatas part of efforts to curb the trend, the mission recommended among otherthings, that Nigeria should develop a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU withMali, Burkina Faso, Benin Republic, Guinea and Senegal.


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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Dg Commends Operatives For Rescuing Victims In Abuja - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 28, 2019
TheDirector-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking inPersons, NAPTIP Julie Okah-Donli, has commended operative of the agency fortheir commitment to rid Nigeria of human trafficking and other crimes.
Okah-Donligave the commendation against the backdrop of NAPTIP’S raid of a hotel in Lugbe,Abuja, and rescuing some victims of human trafficking in the facility.
Accordingto a press statement by Victoria Ijampy of NAPTIP Press and Public RelationsUnit, Okah-Donli frowned at the idea of brothels using under-age girls forprostitution.
Operativesof NAPTIP in a joint operation with officers from the Nigeria Police Force had,on Sunday night in Abuja, raided the hotel allegedly used as a hide out forsuspected human traffickers.
Thehotel is also, allegedly, used for the sexual exploitation of young women. Thefacility, Davis Hotel, is located in the Tudunwada area of Lugbe, Abuja.
Threevictims were rescued in the operation while three suspects were detained out ofabout 20 suspects initially arrested in the raid.


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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Rescued 1,052 Oyo Indigenes - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 11, 2020
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP has 1,052 indigenes of Oyo State have been rescued from human trafficking by the agency.
NAPTIP Director General, Julie Okah-Donli  said this during an advocacy visit to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, in his Palace in Ibadan. She said the state is beginning to develop notoriety for trafficking of adults and children to quarries and plantations, domestic servitude and sexual exploitation in brothels.
Julie explained that the agency is currently embarking on a project that would help to improve the skills and knowledge of state and non-state institutions, to reduce and prevent human trafficking in Nigeria.
The Director General also said NAPTIP would also help in strengthening the capacity of state and non-state institutions to assist, support and protect victims of trafficking.
In his remark, Oba Saliu Adetunji commended the agency for the interest in the dignity of human beings, which he said was basically what it stood for. He also noted that some persons had been taking the lives of children and others for granted.

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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Rescues 35 Victims In Kano - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 14, 2022
Zonal Coordinator of the Agency in Kano Abdullahi Babale, made this known in in Kano, said the rescued victims were handed over to the Nigerian Immigration Service and transferred to NAPTIP at Kongolam International Border Post, Maiadua in Katsina State.
He added that the victims comprised six males and 29 females, aged between five and 42 years.
The Zonal Coordinator said the victims were allegedly transported and recruited from Ondo, Lagos, Enugu, Anambra, Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Ekiti, Edo, Osun, Kogi and Abia states. Babale stated that victims were on their way to Europe through the Nigerian border,” adding that the agency had commenced investigation into the matter.


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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Rescues 350 Nigerians To Libya, Arrest 6 Traffickers In 9 Months - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 8, 2021
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP has rescued of 350 Nigerians trafficked to Libya, as well as arrested six traffickers, from January till date.
NAPTIP Zonal Commander in Lagos Aganran Alao announced this on the side lines of a town hall meeting with the theme: “Promoting local opportunities as an alternative to irregular migration” organised by the International Organisation for Migration, IOM.
He added that the agency is committed to ensuring that human trafficking is reduced to the barest minimum and we would ensure that it happens.
Alao announced that NAPTIP had begun a media campaign and community awareness at the grassroots level, because grassroots people were soft targets for traffickers.
The Commander however, called on the public to report suspicious cases of human traffickers and trafficking in their respective communities.

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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Rescues 71 Victims, Arrests 3 Suspects In Kano - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 25, 2020
The Agency’s Zonal Commander in charge of Kano Shehu Umar who made the known said the NAPTIP Joint Board Task Force gathered intelligence on the movement of the victims and suspects. He added that on receiving information the agency conducted operations which led to the arrest of the suspects and rescued of the victims.
Umar also explained that 18 out of the 71 rescued victims were Cameroonian nationale, comprising 14 Males and 4 females, while19 Nigerians comprised of 11 males and 8 females, adding that that the Cameroonians would be handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS for further investigations and repatriation.
While 19 Nigerian rescued victims aged between 15 and 28-years-old hailed from Kano State.
The Commander announced that the Agency had on July 19, received transfer of 34 victims of human trafficking from the NIS, Katsina State Command, comprising of 24 females and 10 males.


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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Reunites 22 Survivours With Families In Sokoto - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 3, 2021
NAPTIP’s Zonal Commander, Sokoto Command Abubakar Bashiru disclosed this while briefing Newsmen at the reunion in Sokoto.
He said the survivors were intercepted at Niger Republic and handed over to NAPTIP by the Nigerian Immigration Service on August 30.
Basharu therefore urged parents and guardians to ensure proper monitoring and counseling of their children in order not to be easily lured into embarking on such dangerous journey.
He assured that the agency would continue to track activities of the perpetrators with the support of the survivors and ensure they were prosecuted for the act.
Responding, the President General of Yoruba Community, Sokoto James Olurunfemi described the situation as disheartening.

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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Secured 23 Convictions In 2019 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 21, 2019
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking inPersons, NAPTIP says it secured twenty-three convictions of human traffickingoffenders in 2019.
The Agency’s Director-General, Julie Okah-Donli, whoannounced this at an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja, said a total ofseven-hundred-and-forty-nine human trafficking and other related cases werereported to the agency, out of which five-hundred-and-thirty-eight suspectswere taken to court for prosecution.
She attributed the success recorded to the support theagency received from local and international partners, including the media.
According to her, NAPTIP, with the support of theInternational Centre for Migration and Policy Development, ICMPD successfullymainstreamed trafficking in persons issues into the minimum standards curriculumof Colleges of Education.
She added that about four hundred teachers had been trainedby NAPTIP and the National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE, onmethods to adopt in teaching the course.

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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Seeks Collaboration Of NCAA, FAAN, IATA - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 11, 2019
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP has sought collaboration of three aviation agencies in fighting human trafficking.
The Agency’s Director-General, Julie Okah-Donle stated this when she visited the National Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA,  Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN and International Air Transport Association, IATA at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
Okah-Donle said during the visit that she decided to carry out the campaign against human trafficking to the organisations because of their important roles in the aviation industry.
She listed the mandate of NAPTIP to include coordination of efforts against human trafficking and enforcement of laws against human trafficking.
The Director-General of NCAA, Mukhtar Usman assured the NAPTIP boss of full cooperation to meet the agency’s mandate, while The Managing Director of FAAN Rabiu Yadudu, also assured the anti-human trafficking agency of support.


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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Seeks Military Cooperation Against Menace - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 1, 2019
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficin Persons, NAPTIP has sought the cooperation of the Armed Forces in the fightagainst human trafficking in the country.
The Acting Director Defence Information, ColonelOnyema Nwachukwu, said in a statement that the Director-General of the agency,Julie Okah-Donli made the appeal during a visit to the Chief of Defence StaffGeneral Abayomi Olanisakin.
Okah–Donli said collaboration between the ArmedForces and NAPTIP would combat human trafficking and unlawful exploitation ofchildren, especially in insurgency-hit communities in the North East.
She described the military as a strong ally in theeffort to rid the country of child trafficking.
The Director-General also sought the military’scooperation in the protection of victims of human trafficking.
Responding, the Chief of Defence Staff, Generalgabriel Olonisakin commended the agency for the achievements recorded in theareas of awareness, rescue of trafficked victims and prosecution of offenders.


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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP To Use Sports To Tackle Menace - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 5, 2019
The Director-General,National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP JulieOkah-Donli has pledged to use sports as an effective instrument to combat themenace of human trafficking in the country.
Okah-Donli said thisat the IBB Golf club as part of activities to commemorate the 2019 World Dayagainst Human Trafficking.
The NAPTIP boss who tee-ed-off the monthly IBB International Golf and Country Club tournament, said the activity was part of ways to create awareness against human trafficking.
Read: NAPTIP To Establish Task Forces
She said the agencywas collaborating with relevant stakeholders, including sports to createawareness against human trafficking.
She urged Nigerianyouth interested in sports to always follow the right agent and agency whentraveling abroad for sporting events.
The World Day AgainstHuman Trafficking is celebrated every July 30th and the theme for this year is“Human Trafficking: Call your Government to Action”.

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Humanitarian Affairs Minister Commends Commission For Remarkable Achievements - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 9, 2021
She gave the commendation when she paid a visit to James Lalu, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, in Abuja.
Speaking, Tanko Almakura representing Nasarawa South Consistency and Chairman, Senate Committee on Mineral Resources, said he had no doubt in the capacity of Farouq and Lalu to deliver.
Almakura, however, pledged his support to the Commission and Ministry in their efforts to deliver on their mandate.
The event attracted officials from the Ministries of Youths and Sports Development, Finance, Transport, Women Affairs, and other relevant stakeholders.

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Humanitarian Aid: Uk Pledges £143m To East Africa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 25, 2023
He made the announcement in a recorded message, at the UN Horn of Africa pledging conference, co-hosted by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UK, Qatar, Italy and the United States.
The event was organised to support the humanitarian response in the Horn of Africa and secure scaled-up resources to address the unprecedented needs in the region this year and beyond.
Mitchell said 96 million pounds of the pledged 143 million pounds would go to the drought-impacted countries of the Horn of Africa.
According to him, the funding will help millions but will still not break the cycle of crisis affecting many states.
Mitchell added that the conflict in Sudan represented a humanitarian catastrophe and had the potential to cascade further hardship across an already vulnerable region.
He called on all parties in Sudan to agree to a lasting ceasefire, ensure safe access for humanitarian workers and their return to the political track and to deliver a civilian government.


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Humanitarian Aids: Lack Of Funds Forces Closure Of UN Programmes In Yemen - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 22, 2019
Lackof funds has forced the United Nations, UN to closedown life-saving aidprogrammes in Yemen.
UNHumanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande says money pledged by MemberStates to fund the programmes had failed to materialise.
Grandereportedly said they are desperate for the funds that were promised.
Ata fundraising event in February, the UN and its humanitarian partners werepromised two point six billion dollars to meet urgent needs of more than twentymillion Yemenis. To date, less than half of this amount has been received, thestatement quoted the coordinator as saying.
Accordingto a statement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs wasforced to suspend most of the country’s vaccination campaigns in May.


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Humanitarian Crisis: UN Delegation On Assessment Visit To Borno - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 20, 2022
The delegation visited Bama town were it interacted with IDPs, government officials and military personnel.
Speaking in a meeting with Governor Babagana Zulum, Griffiths said UN would continue to partner and support the Borno government in improving the lives of people in the affected by insurgency.
Griffiths who lauded the gradual return of peace to Borno, stressed the need for people in need to get support in time and in a dignified way from all stakeholders.
In his remarks, Governor Zulum expressed the appreciation of government and people of Borno to UN agencies for their interventions, particularly the unique role being played by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA.

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Humanitarian Crisis: UN Security Council To Hold First Meeting On Cameroon - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 4, 2019
The UN Security Council will hold a first informal meetingon Cameroon this month to discuss a worsening humanitarian crisis that has leftthree million people struggling for food.
The United States is organizing the May 13 meeting afterpersuading African countries on the council to drop their initial reluctance totalks on the two-year separatist conflict in Cameroon’s west.
South Africa, a non-permanent council member, had expressedreservations, arguing that the African Union was leading the internationalresponse to the crisis, according to diplomats.
Cameroon is wracked by a conflict between separatists andgovernment forces in its English-speaking west, combined with an influx ofrefugees from the Central African Republic and Nigeria.
More than one in six people in Cameroon — 4.3 million — needhumanitarian aid, an increase of 30 percent from 2018, according to UN aidofficials.
The meeting will have a particular focus on the separatistconflict.More than 560,000 people have been driven fromtheir homes since 2017 including 32,000 who have fled to Nigeria.


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Humanitarian Crisis: UNDP Releases $30m To Nigeria For North East - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 21, 2019
The United Nations Development Programme, UNDP has released thirty million dollars to Nigeria from the regional stabilisation facility for the humanitarian crisis in the North East.
UNDP Resident Representative in Nigeria, Mohamed Yahyaannounced this in Abuja at the first inaugural meeting convened by UNDP on theway forward in actualising the ‘Nigeria window’ of the Regional StabilisationFacility.
TheRegional Stabilisation Facility was launched in July in Niamey, Niger at thesecond Governors Forum to contribute support to the affected regions ofNigeria,
Governorsfrom Nigeria, Niger republic, Cameroon, Chad, and regional stakeholdersattended the meeting in Niamey under the auspices of the Lake Chad BasinCommission.
Alsospeaking, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed saidthat the government of Nigeria was optimistic that the facility would supportin addressing the immediate stabilisation needs in the newly liberated areas.

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Humanitarian Day: Group Lauds Security Agencies For Protecting Lives, Property - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 20, 2019
Networkof Civil Society Organisation, Borno state has commended security agencies inthe country for their relentless effort in securing and protecting theterritorial sovereignty.
Thegroup’s Chairman, Ahmed Shehu said this at a news briefing in Abuja tocommemorate World Humanitarian Day.
Shehusaid Boko Haram was in its 10 year, which led to the death ofover forty thousand people and displacing about three million people. He saidthe casualty was usually soft target, innocent victims and aids workers,saying the day was for a sober reflection to remember the humanitarianswho lost their lives in the line of duty.
Thisyear’s campaign was on Women Humanitarians, which supported the recognitionthat women deserved in strengthening of global humanitarian response as well asin protection efforts under the international law.
TheExecutive Director, Women In the New Nigeria and Youth Empowerment Initiative,Lucy Yunana called on the Federal Government to continue in its efforts inrebuilding the North East, adding that there should be special subvention forthe region.


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Humanitarian FG Disburses N130m Grant To 6,511 Vulnerable Persons In Katsina - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 2, 2022
The programme was first introduced in 2020 as Grant for Rural Women to sustain the social inclusion agenda of President Muhammad Buhari’s administration for the poor and the vulnerable. The project is consistent with the president’s agenda of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years.
The Minister also stressed that Katsina State’s grant is one of the highest in the country taking into account the impact of insurgency, banditry and the large number of Internally-Displaced Persons in the state.
He also ordered that a minimum of 15 per cent of the beneficiaries must be citizens with special needs, including Persons with Disability and senior citizens.

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Humanitarian: Minister Solicits Spanish Govt’s Support For Victims Of Crisis, Trafficking - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 21, 2020
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has sought for Spanish Government support for victims of humanitarian crisis and girl-child education in Nigeria.
The Minister made the plea when the former Vice President ofSpain, Maria Teresa Fernandez De La Vega, paid a courtesy visit to her inAbuja.
Vega is also the current President of the State Council ofSpain, a body that provides consultative services on economy, socialdevelopment and foreign policy to the government and monarch of Spain.
She is also the Founder and President of Women for AfricaFoundation that runs programmes for women on education, health, economic,agriculture, sustainable energy and entrepreneurship in Liberia, Malawi,Senegal and Morocco.
The Minister, who was enthusiastic, said the vision of theministry was to have social protection systems that are pro-active, humane,inclusive and sustainable for the improvement and general welfare of thepeople.
Speaking earlier, Vega said she was at the ministry topresent some of her projects which are on women, and launch some of them inNigeria. She expressed readiness to collaborate and support the Ministry in itsactivities.

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Humanitarian Ministry Inaugurates Transition Committee For Handing Over Notes - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 8, 2023
The committee was inaugurated by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Nasir Sani Gwarzo, in Abuja.
According to the statement, while the committee is chaired by the permanent secretary, the Director Planning Research and Statistics, Peter Nwakpa, will serve as its secretary.
Sani-Gwarzo said that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the establishment of a PTC, to facilitate and manage the 2023 transition programme.
He explained that the committee was expected to ensure the collation and harmonisation of the handing over notes from all departments, agencies and programmes under the supervision of the, ministry in the approved template.
He emphasised that the committee had three weeks to complete the assignment and submit the first draft on Tuesday, March.28.


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Humanitarian Ministry, ITF Train 19 Women With Disabilities On Hospitality Industry, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 12, 2022
Humanitarian Affairs Minister Sadiya Umar Farouq congratulated the trainees at the graduation ceremony in Abuja.
She said disability was both a human and development issue, adding that global focus had been on addressing disability challenges that continually threatened human existence and attainment of meaningful development.
The Minister added that women and girls with disabilities suffered the double burden of being women and also living with disabilities, noting that the global economic crises was affecting woman and girls with capabilities.

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Humanitarian: Social Development Minister Seeks Collaboration, Assistance From U.S, E.U - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 4, 2019
The Minister of HumanitarianAffairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq hassolicited collaboration from US and EU toward attaining the new ministry’smandate.
She made the demand when KathleenFitegibbon, Charge’d Affairs in the US Embassy, Country Director of USAID SteveHaykin, and EU Ambassador to Nigeria Ketil Karlsen paid her separate visits inAbuja.
During the discussion withFitegibbon and Haykin, Farouq, she said that the ministry was established toalleviate poverty and hunger.
She added that the ministry wasmandated to coordinate and supervise the humanitarian activities of governmentand International Non-Governmental Organisations, INGOs.
On her part, Fitegibbon said thatthe purpose of their visit was to learn more about what the new ministry isdoing, and because they have a lot of investments in humanitarian operations inNigeria.
Similarly, Haykin said that it hadalways been difficult to partner with coordinating government agencies onhumanitarian affairs.

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Humanitarian Support: Minister Solicits Partnership To Address Challenges - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 23, 2021
She made the appeal while discussing the Social Development and Humanitarian Challenges Facing Nigeria and Federal Government’s Responses to Humanitarian and Food Crises in the country at a Chatham House Webinar, hosted by Leena Koni Hoffman.
Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, Nneka Anibeze made this known in a statement in Abuja. Sadiya however thanked the UN system in Nigeria and other donor agencies, including development partners that have significantly assisted in addressing the prevailing humanitarian challenges in the country.
She added that the ministry needed more partners to key into existing policies to address the crises, noting that the food security challenges in the Northeast is a sore point following the volatile situation in the region. The Minister however, says that the Ministry is consistently working with humanitarian stakeholders and the Military to facilitate humanitarian access and promote accountability in the humanitarian space within the Civil-Security Framework and coordination platform

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Humongous Cost Of Nomination Forms: EFCC Writes INEC, Demands APC, PDP, Other Aspirants’ Bank Details - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 14, 2022
This followed the humongous fees paid for expression of interest and nomination forms by aspirants vying for various elective offices in the parties.
The anti-graft agency has, therefore, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to furnish it with the bank accounts and other financial details of the political parties.
It also asked the managing directors of Access Bank and Polaris Bank to provide the details of the 14 accounts operated by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and another organisation believed to be connected to the opposition party.
While the ruling APC sold its presidential forms for N100m, PDP pegged its forms at N40m.
In addition, the APC governorship aspirants paid N50m, while the PDP sold its governorship forms for N21m.
While the other parties charged lesser amounts for their forms, the exorbitant nomination fees charged by the two dominant parties angered many Nigerians with Transparency International describing the development as a form of money laundering.


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Hushpuppi Gate: Police Service Commission Sets Up Fresh Panel To Probe Abba Kyari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 20, 2021
Kyari, a former head of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, of the
Nigeria Police Force, was suspended after an indictment by the FBI over
bribery allegations linked to suspected billionaire fraudster, Abbas
Ramon, also known as Hushpuppi.
After his suspension, he was probed by a Police Investigative Panel set
up by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba.
The panel was headed by Joseph Egbunike, a Deputy Inspector-General
of Police.
However, a fresh panel which was set up by the PSC is being headed by
Bar. Tijani Mohammed, Director, Department of Police Discipline in the
Commission and the Panel has been inaugurated by the Permanent
Secretary/ Secretary to the Commission, Alhaji Abubakar Ismaila.
According to a statement issued by the spokesman of the commission,
Ikechukwu Ani, the new panel is expected to examine the facts of the
allegations as contained in the FBI indictment.
The new panel will also to look at the extant rules as a means of keeping
abreast of the matter pending the submission of the report by the Police
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Hushpuppigate: Police Commission Rejects IGP Panel’s Investigative Report On Abba Kyari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 27, 2022
The Police Service Commission may have found loopholes in the
investigative report submitted by the DIG Joseph Egbunike led
investigative panel over the alleged involvement of suspended IRT
Commander, DCP Abba Kyari in the $1.1million Internet fraud
perpetrated by Ramon Abbass aka Hushpuppi.
Consequently, the Commission has reverted the report findings back to
IGP Usman Alkali Baba for further investigation and clarity with
regards to the specific indictment’s pointed out by the US Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
At a Press Briefing on December  21, 2021, the Commissioner in Charge
of Media and Publicity of the PSC, Austin Braimoh, when speaking on
issues of discipline and when indicted Police officers including Abba
Kyari’s case will be reviewed and sanctions meted out, disclosed that
cases of discipline and the fate of DCP Abba Kyari whose investigation
report had been submitted to the commission will be sorted out by
January/February 2022 by the commission and that the final decision
will be made known.

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Hutun Nazari: Majalisar Dattawa Ta Dage Zaman Ta Na Tsawon Makonni Biyu - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 20, 2019
Majalisardattawa ta dage zaman ta zuwa nan da makonni biyu domin a ba Sanatoci damar maidahankali a kan lamuran da su ka shafi tattalin arziki.
Shugabanmasu rinjaye na majalisar dattawa Ahmed Lawan ya gabatar da batun dage zaman majalisar,inda ya roki ‘yan majalisar su dage zaman su har zuwa ranar Talata, 2 ga watanAfrilu.
Idandai za a iya tunawa, a ranar Talata, 19 ga watan Maris ne kasafin shekara ta2019 ya shiga zagaye na biyu a majalisar dattawan, inda aka bukaci kwamitintakasafi ya yi aiki a kan kasafin naira triliyan 8 da biliyan 8.
A wani bangare kuma, rahotanni sun bulla cewa, shugabannin jam’iyyar APC za su yanke hukunci a kan yadda za a raba mukaman majalisar dokoki ta kasa a mako mai zuwa.


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HYDROELECTRIC Partners Niger Govt. To Rehabilitate Moribund Water Scheme - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 5, 2023
Managing Director, HYPPADEC, Abubakar Yelwa, disclosed this on Wednesday in New Bussa during an inspection of the on-going rehabilitation of the facilities.
This project is the rehabilitation of the New Bussa water scheme, where the town has been out of water for 20 years.
Since water is life, the community and the Niger state government felt we should address the water issue first.
We had a meeting with the Niger State Water Board and Sewage Corporation and agreed that this is something that can be done. After due process HYPPADEC decided to fund the project,” he said. Yelwa said that the rehabilitation which started seven months ago would be completed and inaugurated in November this year.
They have all confirmed that the activities of the contractor are in line with the specification of the contract,” he said.
PLATEAU WORKERS WILL SUSPEND STRIKE IF ….. – NLC CHAIRMAN
Plateau civil servants will suspend their on-going strike if government pays the balance of their February and March salaries, Eugene Manji, NLC chapter chairman in the state said in Jos.
Plateau civil servants embarked on an indefinite strike on May 11 after government failed to meet their demands which included payment of salaries and other entitlements.
Manji said that the workers might resume work if government met their demands.
This government came in and asked that we should give it time to consider our demands, but we are of the conviction that government is a continuum.
The Chairman of Karu Local Government Area in Nasarawa State,  James Thomas has  assured residents of free flow of traffic at major bus stops in the area.
According to him, every genuine revenue collector was licensed to work with the police. FCT UNITY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP


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Hygiene: EU Says 62m Nigerians Lack Acces To Potable Water - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 27, 2019
The European Union EU has said that 62 millionNigerians were currently living without access to clean water.
EU’s Head of Delegation to Nigeria and the EconomicCommunity of West Africa ECOWAS, Ketil Karlsen, said this at the inaugurationof a solar-powered motorised borehole in Lo-Gwom-Kwi community, Riyom LocalGovernment Area of Plateau state.
The project was at the instance of the UnitedNations Children’s Fund UNICEF and funded by the European Union EU.
The project tagged ‘Water Supply and SanitationSector Reform Programme III’, is aimed at improving access to water,sanitation, and hygiene in the rural communities in the state.
Karlsen who described the situation as worrisome,also said that 27 per cent of the total population of the country travelledlong distances daily to get potable water.
Earlier, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, PeterHawkins expressed appreciation to the state government for embracing theproject and ensuring timely release of counterpart funds.


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I.A.R & T Re-Iterates Commitment To Improving Research On Mandate Crops - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 7, 2020
The Institute of AgriculturalResearch and Training, IAR&T Ibadan, has re-affirmed its commitment toimproving research on mandate crops in 2020.
The Executive Director of theInstitute, Veronica Obatolu gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen inIbadan.
She said it planned to work towardthe completion of the prototype processing plant for processing of kenaf fibre(one of its mandate crops) into yarns and other products.
Obatolu said it would conduct moretraining for farmers, youths, and strengthen linkage with entrepreneurs, otherstakeholders for investment in kenaf fibre processing to market it.
According to her, the Institute willwork towards the perfection and activation of an effective warning system onthe menace of Fall Army worm infestation on maize farms.
Reports say IAR&T has themandate to conduct research into efficient use and management of soil resourcesfor increased, sustainable agricultural productivity.

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I Can’t Disappoint In My Second Term - Buhari Assures Nigerians - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 2, 2019
I Can’t Disappoint In My Second Term – BuhariAssures Nigerians.
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday says the resultsof 2019 elections clearly reflect the interest of Nigerians, and havingreceived the mandate for a second term, he will not disappoint the people.
Buhari gave the reassurance when he received theBuhari Support Group Centre led by the Director General, Alhaji Umaru Dembo, atthe State House, Abuja, on Tuesday.
He said his administration would serve honestly andgenuinely, with a focus on unleashing the human and natural potentials of thecountry for growth.
PresidentBuhari commended members of the Buhari Support Group Centre for theirsteadfastness, assuring them of inclusiveness in pursuing the goal of goodgovernance for the country.
According to the president, the group’s interest inthe growth and development of the country through good and honest governance,and not personal gains or interests, will be remembered by posterity.


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I deserve more Ballon d’Or awards than Messi, says Ronaldo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 18, 2019

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I-G Charges Police On Fight Against Separatists - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 24, 2021
Alkali, who gave the charge in Asaba during his familarisation visit to the state police, said the socio-cultural complexity of Delta made it prone to crime.
The IG assured the state command that the police high command would ensure that logistics such as bullet-proof vest, teargas, helmet were provided for them.
Earlier, the Delta Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ali, had briefed the I-G on the shortage of manpower in the command, especially in marine policing.
He stated that the command had arrested over 912 cultists, 217 armed robbers, 194 kidnappers, 94 murders and rescued 87 kidnapped victims.
The CP also said the command recovered a total of 253 guns and 8,756 ammunition from criminal elements.


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I-G Deploys New CPS For Kano, 2 Other States - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 25, 2022
The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement in Abuja.
He said the Commissioners affected by the deployment were Abubakar Lawal, Kano,  Kolo Yusuf, Zamfara and Ahmed Ammani, Enugu State.
Adejobi said the deployment of Lawal to Kano State followed the retirement of the former Commissioner, Samaíla Dikko.
He said Lawal, a native of Daura in Katsina, holds a Bachelors Degree in Sociology from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and had served in various capacities since his commissioning as an Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1990.
The police spokesman said Yusufu, the new Commissioner in charge of Zamfara hailed from Niger and holds a Bachelor of Law Degree and is a member of the Nigeria Bar Association.


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I-G Orders Nationwide Mop-Up Of Weapons Ahead Governorship Election - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 15, 2023
Baba gave the order in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in Abuja.
The IG said the order was to curb the trafficking of illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons and mitigate security threats to the ongoing electoral process.
He added that it was also for the general safety of Nigerians.
Baba therefore, ordered all commands and formations to sustain the tempo, so as to halt the proliferation of illicit arms and ammunition in the country.
The IG enjoined strategic police managers to deploy the additional operational assets and manpower to ensure proper security during the upcoming elections.


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I-G Tasks Police Special Constabulary To Operate Within Ambit Of  Law - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 17, 2022
Alkali gave the charge ìn Enugu while declaring open a two day capacity building workshop for community policing stakeholders in the South-East.
The police boss was represented by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Research and Planning, John Amadi.
He warned the constabulary not to engage in any act that was contrary to the community policing implementation process.
According to him, being a police special constabulary is voluntary and does not attract any remuneration.
He said the clarification was necessary in view of the recent unwarranted protests by some police special constabulary in some parts of the country.
The I-G explained that quasi security personnel volunteers were only expected to partner and complement the police in safeguarding their respective communities.

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I-G Tasks Police Special Constabulary To Operate Within Ambit Of Law - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 17, 2022
Alkali gave the charge ìn Enugu while declaring open a two day capacity building workshop for community policing stakeholders in the South-East.
The police boss was represented by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Research and Planning, John Amadi.
He warned the constabulary not to engage in any act that was contrary to the community policing implementation process.
According to him, being a police special constabulary is voluntary and does not attract any remuneration.
He said the clarification was necessary in view of the recent unwarranted protests by some police special constabulary in some parts of the country.
The I-G explained that quasi security personnel volunteers were only expected to partner and complement the police in safeguarding their respective communities.


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I Have Unfinished Business With Super Eagles – Rohr - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 3, 2020
Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr said he extended his contract with Nigeria because he has an unfinished business with the team, one of which is a fourth Africa Cup of Nations.
The German-born coach will, according to reports, earn 49,000 dollars a month instead of the 55,000 dollars stipulated in his previous contract and he will live in Nigeria for at least 10 months a year.
The Super Eagles have won the Africa Cup of Nations three times in 1980, 1994 and 2013.
Rohr led Nigeria to third place at last year’s Africa Cup in Egypt, where they lost 2-1 to eventual champions Algeria in the semi-finals after conceding a stoppage-time goal.
His team top their qualifying group for the 2021 Nations Cup slated for Cameroon with six points after winning their first two games against second-placed Benin and Lesotho, who are third.


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I Remain APC `Disciplined Soldier’ – Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 25, 2022
The president made his position known in a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, in Abuja.
The Nigerian leader also warned decamped party members and some others who are still in court against official candidates of the APC that they are on their own and nobody outside the party should link what they are doing to him
According to the presidential aide, this statement is not against any particular candidate.
Shehu quoted the president as directing officials in and around the Presidential Villa and all those engaging in loose talk to resist making controversial statements.
He said such statements may eventually end up hurting the party and the government, thereby providing a weapon for the opposition to use against the administration, the party or its candidates in the coming elections.


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I Will Not postpone Ondo APC primary - Yahaya Bello - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 20, 2020
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has turned down a request by six governorship aspirants to postpone today’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State.
The governonr, who is the Chairman of  Ondo State APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, turned down the request at a meeting with the aspirants, telling them that he has no such power to postpone the governorship primary.
Ten out of the 12 governorship aspirants attended the meeting held at a popular hotel at Ijapo, Akure, the state capital.
Read This: Edo Election: Why APC Chose Ganduje as Campaign Chairman – Wike Discloses
The six aspirants hinged their request on the fact that they had not been given the list of delegates that will participate in the process, adding that “holding the primaries on Monday is an injustice of the highest order.”
The aspirants, who called for the postponement, include Isaacs Kekemeke, Sola Iji, Olayide Adelami, Bukola Adetola, Olusola Oke and Jumoke Anifowose.
They also wondered why the delegates’ list has not been presented to the aspirants a few hours to the primaries.
Bello, told the aspirants that his duty was to conduct a credible primary election.
“I don’t have the power to postpone Monday’s (today) primaries. We will go ahead with the exercise.
“There is no perfect election anywhere, even in advanced countries like the United States of America”, he said.


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Ibadan Building Collapse: COREN Says No Fatality - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 16, 2019
The Chief Inspector, Council for theRegulation of Engineering in Nigeria in Oyo State, Sam Adeleke, says no lifelost in the building collapse in Ibadan.
Adeleke made this known at the sceneof the incident, after a meeting some Landlords in the area.
A two-storey building, situatedbeside Kajola Mosque, Sogoye Bustop, along Idi Arere-Molete Road, Ibadan hadcollapsed on Friday.
The Chief Inspector, who is incharge of Engineering Regulation Monitoring of COREN, led officials of theNational Emergency Management Agency and the Institute of Town Planners andArchitecture, among others, to the scene.
He said the team would continueinvestigations into the cause of the incident; and promised to brief newsmen afterits preliminary findings.
Meanwhile, Mudinat Oladejo, whowitnessed the collapse of the building, said that eight persons, includingbricklayers and a food vendor, were inside the building when it collapsed.


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Ibadan Land: Gov. Makinde Approves Appointment Of Senator Lekan Balogun As 42nd Olubadan - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 15, 2022
The approval follows a recommendation by the Olubadan-in-Council,
which was communicated to the governor.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo
Adisa, indicated that Makinde wishes the newly-confirmed Olubadan a
peaceful and eventful reign.

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IBB Junior Golf Open Championships: Okoko Defends Title With Three-Shot Lead - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 13, 2021
Godwin Okoko of the Otukpo Golf Club held a three-shot lead at the end of the second round of the 13th IBB Junior Open Championship, as he targets a second consecutive title at the tournament in Abuja.
The 16-year-old, who won the tournament’s 2019 edition, played a seven over course par over two days in the Boys Category, consisting of players aged 16 to 18 years.
Both Okoko and John Alex, also of Otukpo Golf Club, had posted the same score of 75 at the end of proceedings on day one, but Okoko led him by four shots after posting a score of 76 against Alex’s 80 on day two.
Okoko started very well and was on level par playing hole four, but ended up playing five over on the first nine and two under on the back nine to tie Alex at the end of proceedings on day one.
Alex had also struggled on the front nine on day one, after playing three over par on the first four holes.
The three-day tournament, in its 13th edition, with no fewer than 130 players competing at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja, teed off and is expected to end on Friday.


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Ibrahim Mantu: Former Deputy Senate President Dies - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 17, 2021
Former Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu is dead, family sources
confirmed his death.
Mantu died in a private hospital in Abuja in the early hours of Tuesday
after falling ill nine days ago.
The deceased was elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) in 1999 to represent Plateau Central Senatorial District in
the National Assembly.
He gathered political relevance in national politics after emerging as the
Deputy Senate President in 1999, a position he held for eight years.
Before his demise, Mantu was a member of the PDP Board of Trustees.
He equally served in many capacities, including the Director-General of
the Defunct National Republican Convention, Presidential campaign
1993; National Chairman, defunct Peoples Democratic Alliance, and
National Publicity Secretary defunct United Nigeria Congress Party.


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Ib’tila’i: Gobara Ta Hallaka Mutum 78 A Birnin Dhaka Da Ke Bangladesh - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
February 22, 2019
Jami’ai a Bangaladesh sun ce watagobara ta yi sanadiyar mutuwar 78  agundumar Birnin Dhaka mai tsohon tarihi a kasar.
Gobarar dai ta tashi ne cikin darea wani gida da aka jibge wasu kayayyaki, wadanda yawanci makamashin wuta ne.
Ana tsammanin wasu mutane da sukahalarci wata liyafar aure na daga cikin wadanda suka mutu, sannan kawo yanzu baasan abun da ya jawo tashin gobarar ba.
Ana yawan samun tashin gobara amanyan gine-gine da ke yankunan da jama’a ke da yawa a Bangladesh, inda akeganin rashin kula da bin tsarin dokoki ke janyo tashin gobarar.
A ranar Lahadin da ta gabata, watagobara ma ta tashi a wata unguwar marasa galihu da ke birnin Chittagong da ke gabarteku,wanda hakan ya yi sanadiyar mutuwar mutane 9.
‘Yan kwana-kwana sun yi ta aikifiye da sa’’o’i biyar domin kashe gobarar, lamarin da ya gamu da cikas sakamakoncinkoson gidajen da kuma rashin isasshen ruwan kashe gobarar.

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Ibtila’i: Gobara Ta Lakume Azuzuwa Bakwai A Wata Makarantar Sakandare Da Ke Kano - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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Gobarata lakume azuzuwa bakwai a makarantar sakandare ta Badawa da ke karamar hukumarNassarawa a jihar Kano.
Kakakinrundunae ‘yan sanda na jihar Kano Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa ya tabbatar da faruwarlamarin, sai dai ya ce ba a rasa rayuka a gobarar ba.
Andai danganta lamarin ne da wutar lantarki, wadda ta tashi daga dakingwaje-gwaje na makarantar, kuma gobarar ta fara ne da misalin karfe 1:30 nadare.


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ICC: Buhari Ledges Nigeria’s Continuous Support - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 28, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that Nigeria will continue to support the International Criminal Court, ICC, as much as possible to enable it fulfil its mandate.
Receiving the Nigerian-born President of the ICC, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji at the State House, Abuja, President Buhari appealed to developed countries to take the ICC “more seriously in order to strengthen the rule of law and democracy.”
The President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said, The ICC provides a moral strength for victims to receive justice against internal and external injustice. President Buhari also commended Judge Eboe-Osuji for the achievements of the ICC under his presidency.
Earlier, the President of the ICC had congratulated President Buhari on his re-election and successful inauguration for a second tenure.
He lauded the Nigerian leader’s “strong and unambiguous statement in support of the rule of law” and for the Court and its principles during his visit to the headquarters of the ICC in the Hague last July.
Judge Eboe-Osuji appealed to President Buhari to continue to support the ICC, and to urge African leaders whose countries have not ratified the Rome Statute which established the Court to do the needful.


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ICC Prosecutor Warns Of Trials Over Guinea Clashes - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 12, 2019
The International Criminal Court, ICC has urged thegovernment and the opposition in Guinea to resume talks following protests anddeadly clashes.
The ICC’s Chief Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, warnedthat people who commit or incite violence are liable to face trial either inGuinea or at the ICC.
The opposition says at least 16 civilians have beenkilled since last month during demonstrations fuelled by suspicion thatPresident Alpha Condé intends to amend the constitution to run for officeagain.
The ICC is already investigating the 2009 massacreof more than 150 opposition supporters in a stadium in the capital Conakry.

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ICC T-20 Qualifiers: Nigeria Defeats Botswana, Ghana To Sustain Qualification Hope - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 23, 2019
The Nigeria Cricket national men’s team puts aside their defeat against Kenya to record back-to-back victory against Botswana and West African rivals, Ghana at the ongoing ICC T-20 World Cup qualifiers.
In the Day-2 of the ongoing Africa qualifier in Uganda, team Nigeria recovered from Day-1 setback when they faced Botswana that won the toss and elected to field first thereby sending in Nigeria to bat.
Nigeria played a well-constructed innings in the opening stages but stumbled later in the game with wickets falling at quick successions.
At the end of 20 overs, Nigeria managed a total score of 119 runs all out in the 20th overs.
Young Isaac Danladi from the victorious Under-19 team led the way for Nigeria with 37 runs strongly supported by Joshua Ayannaike with 33 runs as the best performers with the bat for Nigeria.
Nigeria eventually restricted Ghana to a total of 107 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs, while the country will face Namibia today.


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ICPC Arraigns Ex-Presidential Aide, Obono-Obla Over Alleged Certificate Forgery - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 12, 2021
Obono-Obla is the former Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel SPIP for the Recovery of Public Property.
He was charged with two counts before Justice C.L. Dabup of the Jos Judicial Division of the High Court of Plateau State, a statement by ICPC’s spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua,
ICPC maintained its allegations that the former SPIP chair presented a fake result with a credit pass in English Literature to the University of Jos, with which he secured admission to study law.
But Obono-Obla was said to have entered a not guilty plea on each of the two counts when they were read to him.
Thereafter, his counsel, M.A. Agara, filed an application in which he urged the court to grant his client bail on self-recognisance.
Obono-Obla’s counsel had also filed a motion contesting the jurisdiction of the court on the matter, as well as accused the prosecution of bringing a defective charge before the court.
Justice Dabup, in her ruling on the bail application, admitted Obono-Obla to bail in the sum of N1 million with one surety in like sum.

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ICPC Begins Tracking Of N2.1bn Constituency Projects In Katsina - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 2, 2021
The reports that the projects were claimed to had gulped about 2.1 billion naira.
Assistant Chief Superintendent Buhari Bello made this known in an interview in Katsina.
According to him, the commission is tracking the 72 constituency projects across the three senatorial districts in the state.
He added that the exercise, which is going on in 17 states, is under phase three.
It would check how well money allocated by the government to critical sectors are utilised, he said.

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ICPC Begins Tracking Of N4.5bn Projects In Yobe - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 2, 2021
ICPC Team Leader in the state, Laban Emmanuel, said this in an interview with the newsmen today in Damaturu.
He said the tracking started on August 31 and would be concluded on September 12.
Emmanuel said projects to be monitored were scattered across 11 local government areas of Fika, Potiskum, Gashua, Jakusko, Nguru, Fune, Yunusari, Yusufari, Gujba, Bursari and Karasuwa.
He said the team of trackers comprised ICPC officials, quantity surveyors, journalists and Civil Society Organisations.
Emmanuel said the same exercise was going on in Katsina, Kano, Sokoto, Adamawa, Plateau, Kogi, Benue, Ondo, Osun, Lagos, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Edo, Anambra and Imo States as well as the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja.
The ICPC, in a recent statement by its Spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, said project tracking was initiated by the commission in 2019.


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ICPC Boss Decries Under-Utilisation Of N100bn Annual FG Constituency Projects - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 8, 2019
The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices andother Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Bolaji Owasanoye has expressed dismaythat the 100 billion naira annual allocation to constituency projects has yetto achieve Federal Government’s objective.
Owasanoye made the remark in Abuja during a specialtown hall meeting on fight against corruption organized by the Federal Ministryof Information and Culture in conjunction with the National Orientation AgencyNOA.
He regretted that the federal government’s loftyinitiative had not made any significant impact in the lives of communities inthe country in terms of infrastructure development.
Owasanoye said that the principal focus of the firstphase of the tracking, started some months ago, was on health and educationsectors.
He said that one or two locations were selected fromeach geopolitical zone, with emphasises on specific projects and working withan inter agency committee.
Owasanoye said that the committee was made up ofrepresentatives from Budget Office, Office of the Accountant-General of theFederation, Bureau of Public Procurement and Office of the Auditor-General.

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ICPC Confirms PEF GM Arrest - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 5, 2020
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC has detained the General Manager (Corporate Services), Petroleum Equalisation Fund Goddy Nnadi.
The spokesperson of the commission, RasheedatOkoduwa, told newsmen in Abuja that Nnadi was arrested on Monday and detainedby the ICPC.
She said the arrest followed Nnadi’s refusal tohonour the several invitations sent to him by the ICPC over allegations ofrunning private business against the civil service rules and regulations.
The commission was said to be investigating a hotelin Owerri, Imo state capital, which was allegedly owned by Nnadi, against theprovisions of the public service rules.
However, documents discovered in the course ofinvestigation showed that the hotel was said to had been established in 2015and its bank account linked to Nnadi’s Bank Verification Number BVN.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCClater got involved in the case and filed charges bordering on conspiracy,bribery and money laundering against the accused at the Federal High Court inAbuja.

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ICPC Demands Stiffer Punishment For Corrupt Public Officials - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 12, 2019
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has called on the federal government to champion strong conditionalities that would make corrupt public officials punished.
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ICPCChairman, Bolaji Owasanoye, who spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital at arally commemorating the 2019 African Union Anti-corruption Day by the ICPC saidthat the economic negative impact of corruption on the African continent was ”glaring. ”
Representedby the Imo state chairman, Aruo Udonsi, Owasanoye said that the worst hitvictims of crimes of corruption in Africa were the vulnerable “poor and marginalizedindividuals.”
Accordingto him, the continent would not make meaningful headway unless issues ofcorruption in public offices were decisively dealt with.


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ICPC Ex-Chair Takes Over Salaries And Wages Commission - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 17, 2019
The former Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission, ICPC, Ekpo Nta, has taken over the leadership of the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission,NSIWC.
TheChief Press Secretary of the Commission, Emma Njoku made this known in a statementon Saturday in Abuja.
According to Njoku, the Chairman of the Commission, Chief Richard Egbule handed over to Nta, who is also the Commissioner for Compensation at the NSIWC, after the completion of his statutory 10 years tenure. Read
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Egbule,while handing over to Ekpo Nta, described his tenure as historic, being thefirst to complete two terms and the first Chairman as the pioneer staff of theCommission from inception in 1992.
Hecalled on staff of the Commission to get acquainted with the Act establishingthe Commission.
This,according to him, will enable them to know the enormous contributions andimportance of the Commission to the development of the Civil Service andoverall welfare of Public Service.


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ICPC, Others Harp On War Against Corruption - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 6, 2019
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related OffencesCommission, ICPC has urged Nigerians to fight corruption for better society andsuccess of the next generations.
The Chief Superintendent of the ICPC, Godwin Achile gave theadvice at the Symposium in commemoration of 2019 Disability awareness weekorganised by Centre for Citizens with Disabilities in Enugu.
Achile said that corruption could be fought by everyone,irrespective of social status or physical disability.
He noted that thorough and holistic implementation of theDisability Act would enable the persons living with disabilities to join in thefight against corruption.
Similarly, the Attorney-General of Enugu State, JusticePriscilla Emehelum, represented by Amaechi Ngene of Ministry of Justice, saidthat persons with disabilities were equally affected by corruption in thecountry and they might even be more affected.
Emehelum called on the government to inaugurate NationalCommission for Persons with Disabilities without delay, to oversee theimplementation of the Law at the states levels.

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ICPC Recommends Suspension Of Public Officers Under Investigation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 20, 2019
The IndependentCorrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC has recommendedthe suspension of public office holders under investigation.
The ICPC ChairmanBolaji Owasanoye made the recommendation at a National Summit on DiminishingCorruption in the Public Service. The two-day event is organised by ICPC incollaboration with the Office of the Secretary of the Federation in Abuja.
He said that thecommission had discovered that some civil servants served conviction terms andreturn to work as if nothing has happened.
He noted that by nextweek the ICPC would be launching nationwide a community enlightenment andadvocacy initiative called “My Constituency, My Project”.
He said that using theprogramme the Commission would sensitize communities to own projects approvedfor them by government and to know the amount involved.

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ICPC Seals Residence Of NFF Vice President - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 13, 2019
The Independent Corrupt Practices andother Related Offences Commission has confirmed the sealing of the residence ofthe Second Vice-President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Shehu Dikko.
The ICPC was said to have sealedDikko’s residence in Maitama, following an order of forfeiture of the propertyby a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday.
The house was said to have beensealed on Friday morning by the commission over a fresh corruption investigationon the NFF.
According to the ICPC, theinvestigation was to uncover financial malpractices in the footballassociation, allegedly involving Dikko and other executives.
NFF which had been on the watch-listof the anti-corruption agency was also currently under investigation by theEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Special PresidentialInvestigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property.

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ICPC Secures Forfeiture Of N110.4m Traced To Primary School Teacher, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 14, 2022
It added that an Abuja High Court ordered the interim forfeiture of the cash, following an ex-parte motion filed by Raheem Adesina on behalf of ICPC before Justice D. Okorowa. The Commission also prayed for an order of interim forfeiture of a Toyota Lexus Jeep and a Toyota Venza car, including an Ipad.
Spokesperson of the agency Azuka Ogugua in a  statement said the properties were seized by the commission from Erebuoye and his accomplices who were alleged to have benefitted from over 500 million naira  illicit fund stashed in the account of a primary school teacher, Roseline Uche Egbuha.
She explained that the money to be surrendered includes 17.4 million naira that was transferred to the bank account of Erebuoye, 14.2 million naira to an account owned by one Ojo Alonge, 16.4 million naira to a company called DY Bako and Sons Limited and 30.8 million naira to another company known as Dorason Construction Limited.

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ICT Boosts Economy With N1.549tr - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 19, 2019
The Information CommunicationTechnology, ICT sector now accounts for approximately ten per cent of nominalGross Domestic Product, GDP.
The Association of Licensed TelecomsCompanies of Nigeria, ALTON said as against 2016, it now has directcontribution of over one point five trillion naira to the economy.
The Association’s Chairman GbengaAdebayo in a letter addressed to Communications Minister Ibrahim Pantami,seeking to draw his attention to the numerous of problems besetting theindustry, said  the  sector has also constantly accounted for overthirty per cent of Nigerian Foreign Direct Investment since its deregulationin  2001.
Adebayo added that the sector hascreated over twenty thousand direct and one point five million indirect jobssince its deregulation in 2001.
He also urged the Minister to usehis office to get an Executive Order to be issued designating “TelecomsInfrastructure as Critical National Security and Economic Infrastructure.

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ICT: Buratai Tasks RSMs To Acquire Skills - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 21, 2019
The Chief Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has chargedRegiment Sergeant Majors, RSMs in the Nigerian Army to acquire skills inInformation and Communication Technology, ICT in order to remain relevant.
Buratai gave the charge at the opening of RSM annualconvention on Wednesday, in Kaduna.
The theme of the convention in which 306 RSMs are participatingwas: “Professionalism Through Regimentation in the Nigerian Army.’’
Buratai said that was necessary because of theinvolvement of the army with enemies who had gone digital in operations.
The Army Chief also urged them to embrace thelanguage learning programme introduced by the Army, which had been in existencefor long but not fully implemented, adding that learning one or two Nigerianlanguages apart from their own language was one of the ways to ensure integration,unity and espirit-de-corps.
Earlier, the General Officer Commanding 1 Division,Kaduna, Major-General Farouk Yahaya, noted that the RSM occupy an important positionin the hierarchy of the Army.


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ICT: Federal Government To Come Up With Policies For Fintech Innovation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 25, 2019
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Information Communication Technology, ICT, Lanre Osibona, says Federal Government plans to enact policies that will encourage innovation and dynamism in the financial technology space.
Osibona made this known during the First Edition of the FINTECH Week 2019 held in Lagos, with the theme; “Exploring the huge opportunities”. He said that aside from enacting policies, digital infrastructure was also critical to the scaling of fintechs.
The Presidential aide said that enacting policies and building digital infrastructure would help the country towards becoming a digital economy.
Osibona noted that the recent Payment Service Bank framework would position Nigeria as the digital economy giant. He said that government would collaborate with the private sector in developing policies and regulations that would address the challenges of data sovereignty, data ownership and commercialisation of data.


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ICT: FG Commends Huawei On Training For 1000 Civil Servants - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 27, 2019
The federal government in collaboration with leadingglobal ICT firm, Huawei Technologies, closed out the training for 1000 civilservants under the Information Communication Technology ICT for changeprogramme.
This is the second phase of the Memorandum ofUnderstanding MoU signed between the federal government of Nigeria and HuaweiTechnologies Company as part of Huawei’s CSR initiatives aimed at supportingthe automation of government processes and bureautic procedures in Nigeria.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation,Winifred Oyo-Ita, while addressing the last batch of participants of thetraining workshop in Abuja said the main vision is to develop an elite core ofpublic servants that can stand shoulder to shoulder with any public servantinternationally.
Winifred Oyo-Ita delightedly commended Huawei foralways contributing and investing heavily to the growth of ICT in Nigeria.


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ICT: Minister Tasks Scientists To Provide Provable Statistics On Nigeria’s Progress In STI - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 24, 2021
He stated this at the opening ceremony of the 19th meeting of the National Council on Science Technology and Innovation, in Abuja.
Abdullahi noted that despite previous gains, Nigeria’s ranking on the global innovation index 2021 still remained low, attributing it to lack of data on the country’s activities in the innovation space.
He said data from relevant institutions did not address the challenges, just as inventions and innovations had not been adequately captured, despite our achievements.
Abdullahi however identified funding as one of the major challenges facing the Science, Technology and Innovation sector in developing countries such as Nigeria.
Governor Babajide Sanwolu of Lagos state, in a goodwill message, said that funding of research and development must be sustained to boost Science Technology and Innovation.

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ICT: NCC Says Mobile Broadband Economical, Encourages Private Sector Participation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 4, 2019
The NigerianCommunications Commission, NCC says that Mobile Broadband is economically costeffective and encourages private sector participation better than fixedbroadband.
The ExecutiveCommissioner, Stakeholders Management, NCC, Sunday Dare, said this at aninteractive session with the Nigerian information Technology ReportersAssociation, NITRA in Abuja.
He said the NationalBroadband Plan had both mobile and fixed components, saying that NCC wasexerting action in both directions.
The Commissioner, however,said that the NCC was more inclined to mobile broadband because of its benefitsand cost effectiveness.
According to Dare,fixed broadband requires you to lay cables. To do that, you need Right of WayPermits, which are controlled by state governments.
He said the commissionhad constantly engaged state governors through the National Economic Counciland the Governors Forum in order to overcome these challenges.


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ICT: NCC, Stakeholders To Support NIS In Promoting Innovation, Investment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 6, 2019
The Nigeria Innovation Summit NIS 2019 has continued to garnersupports and endorsements ahead of the August 20 and 21 eventin Lagos.
The National Coordinator, Tony Ajah said on Tuesday, in astatement, that the latest partnership came from the Nigerian CommunicationsCommission NCC, the country’s telecom regulator that has been on the vanguardfor innovations, research and developments.
He added that according to NCC, supporting NIS is in line withits commitment to promoting ICT innovation and investment opportunities andfacilitating strategic collaboration and partnerships to grow the economy.
He said that the Summit which was opened to participation wouldhelp Nigeria embrace innovation and move in the direction of digitaltransformation.
He said it would also be through the use of emerging technologies and trends, research, development, commercialisation, entrepreneurship and investments as the key drivers of an innovation ecosystem.

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ICT: Shittu Says Ministry Of Communications Mulls Development Bank - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 21, 2019
The Minister of Communications Adebayo Shittu has said that the Ministry was pushing for the establishment of an Information Communication Technology, ICT Development Bank to provide funding for broadband and data infrastructure development.
Shittu announced this during a valedictory news conference organised for him in Abuja.
According to the Minister, the proposed bank would serve as a special purpose vehicle to propel the growth of ICT sector under Private Public Partnership, PPP. He added that the bank would support stakeholders and technology start-ups at low interest rates.
While highlighting some achievements of the ministry under his leadership since November 2015, Shittu said that the country had recorded increased deployment of technology through significant investments.
He said technologies like block-chain, internet of things, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, 3D printing and big data are being adopted by government agencies.


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Identification: FG Partners Private Sector To Produce N14.7bn Worth Biometric Cards For Nigerians - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 17, 2019
The Federal Government is partnering with the private sector under a Public Private Partnership agreement to produce thirteen million ECOWAS biometric identification cards for Nigerians worth 14.7 billion naira.
The Minister of Interior Abdulrahman Dambazau, said this at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU between the Federal Government and Euphoria Printing Press in Abuja.
Dambazau said the agreement, which would last for ten years, would be fully financed by the private partner.
He said the Nigeria Immigration Service would be saddled with the responsibility of issuing the cards to Nigerians.
The minister reiterated the ECOWAS mandate to ensure an identity card to member states of the same colour, with biometric features of the holder that could be checked instantly.
He said that it would reduce the time spent at entry points and enable the Interpol identify persons involved in cross border criminal activities within the region.


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Idon Mikiya: Broadcasting Regulatory Body Fines Vision Media N5m, Suspends Program For 6 Months - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 3, 2022
The suspension order is contained in a letter signed by the Director General of the NBC, Balarabe Ilelah, entitled, “Prejudicial Content on Idon Mikiya: Suspension Order,” and addressed to the Managing Director of Vision Media Services Limited, Abuja with effect from January 28, 2022.
He also described the content of the programme aired on January 5 as a breach of the nation’s security apparatus.
The broadcasting regulatory body however recalled that it had several times invited the management of Vision FM on issues of balance, fairness and presenter bearing opinion, which were violations of the country’s Broadcasting Code. It also warned that failure by the management to comply with the suspension order would attract a higher penalty.

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IDPS Commission Seeks Collaboration With Qatar On Displaced Persons - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 16, 2020
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI has called for closer collaboration with Qatar, to fast-track resettlement of displaced persons in the country.
Theprogramme’s Federal Commissioner, Basheer Mohammed made appeal in a statementin Maiduguri, Borno State during a meeting with the Qatar Ambassador toNigeria, Abdulaziz Mubarak Al-Mohannadi. He said the Commission soughtcollaboration with Qatar on the re-integration of IDPs and refugees, tofacilitate provision of durable solutions to persons of concerns in thecountry.
Mohammedobserved that currently Nigeria has 2.4 million IDPs and fifty-two thousandrefugees, and the goal of the Commission is to resettle and reintegrate onemillion IDPs and refugees with durable solutions in 2020.
Headded that the visit to the Qatari Embassy was part of the commission’s driveto attract strategic assistance to address the hardship faced by personsdisplaced by conflict in the country.
Responding,Al-Mohannadi expressed willingness to partner with the Commission in theresettlement and reintegration of displaced persons and refugees in the country.

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IDPs: IMF Worries Over Rise In Nigeria, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 13, 2019
The International Monetary Fund, IMF says it is concerned with the rising numbers of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countries.
The IMF said this in Washington DC in its latest Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa report presented by Director of the IMF’s African Department, Abebe Selassie.
According to the IMF, the current number of internally displaced persons in the region is five times higher than it was 20 years ago.
Figures from the report showed that the number of IDPs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is four point four million people, South Sudan 1.9 million and Nigeria one point seven million.
Selassie said that economic growth in the Sub-Saharan region was expected to increase from three per cent in 2018 to three point five per cent in 2019.


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IDPS: IMF Worries Over Rise In Nigeria, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 13, 2019
The International Monetary Fund, IMF says it isconcerned with the rising numbers of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs inNigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countries.
The IMF said this in Washington DC in its latestRegional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa report presented by Directorof the IMF’s African Department, Abebe Selassie.
According to the IMF, the current number ofinternally displaced persons in the region is five times higher than it was 20years ago.
Figures from the report showed that the number ofIDPs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is four point four million people,South Sudan 1.9 million and Nigeria one point seven million.
Selassie said that economic growth in theSub-Saharan region was expected to increase from three per cent in 2018 to threepoint five per cent in 2019.
According to the report, growth in Nigeria was onepoint nine per cent in 2018 and is expected to reach two point one per cent in2019, driven by recovering oil production and a pickup in the non-oil economyin the aftermath of the election.


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IDPs: Refugee Commission Says FG Committed To Economic Rehabilitation Of Victims - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 22, 2019
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and InternallyDisplaced Persons today reassured that the Federal Government is committed torehabilitation of displaced persons in the country.
The commotion’s Federal Commissioner, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, gavethe assurance at a capacity building workshop for Bakasi returnees in Yenagoa,Bayelsa state.
The beneficiaries, numbering over 60 were trained on soap makingand fish processing and were given start-up kits and capital to start their ownbusinesses.
She said the commission is looking beyond supporting displacedpersons with relief materials to lifting them out of their challenges byrehabilitating them economically to be self-reliant.
Sadiya represented by South-South Zonal Coordinator of thecommission AkintundeOyesanya, noted that giving the displaced persons skillsand start-up capital would make them self-reliant as well as reintegrate themback to the society.
Esther Mike, one of the beneficiaries expressed gratitude to thefederal government for the new approach to managing welfare of displacedpersons.


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IDPs Resettlement: Federal Government Recommits To Ending Humanitarian Crisis - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 21, 2022
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq gave the assurance when the UN Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Coordinator Martin Griffiths and his team visited her.
She restated that her Ministry is doing its best to deliver on its mandate both locally and international coordination of humanitarian crisis concerning the country. According to her, even though the challenges are enormous, the Nigerian Government is committed to addressing the issues.
Speaking earlier, Griffiths said his team just came back from a two-day visit to Maiduguri, where they met some of the displaced persons and pleased to partner with the ministry in the effort to meet the needs of these people.

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